Uncommon Recipes

Recipe for Gossip

Take a harmless event
Add in some ugly motives
Put in a very tiny pinch of actuality
Stir in your own opinion
Put in a good measure of “They say”
Add spicy details to boost up the taste
Sprinkle well with the spice of rumor
Heat slowly over the flame of envy
Serve secretly to as many people as you can,
As often as possible



If you start out with a completely harmless event, add in some ugly motives, a good measure of “They say”, a dash of your own opinion, and some spicy details, you are off to a good start. Mix these all together. Next, sprinkle in a spice of humor, and only include a very small pinch of actuality. When you have completed this, heat over the flame of envy, and serve to as many people as you want, secretly and slyly of course. Your recipe is complete.